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'RfG. IHOOPERV GAME TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31,1916.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

HUIJPER- RICHARD e. noornn, or DELAWARE, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 191W.

Application filed July a1, 1916. Serial No. 112,323.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l[, RICHARD G. Hoornu,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at through the disk,

-out the letter A hexagonal table upon which may be played laware, inthe county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Game-Tables, of whlch the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a table for the playing of two games, namely,table golf and hazard.

With the above and other objects in view this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combinations and arrangementsof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, andillustrated by the accompanying drawing in whiohze- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my table adapted for use and hazard,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentar detail perspective view of one end of one o thebars, illustrating the application of the rubber cushion thereto, and,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the applica+tion of a similar rubber cushion thereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by similar characters of referencethroughdesignates in general my in the playing of table golf the twogames table golf and hazard, through the medium of the customary cuesand balls in present use upon the Wellknown type of those interested insuch games and in every day use throughout'the country.

To play the first game that of table golf each player has a ball. Theplay starts by shooting the ball designated by the letter B with the cuedesignated by the letter C, from the rectangular space also designatedby the letter D at one edge of the table to the hole indicated by thenumeral 1. The ball must be gotten into this hole. If this isaccomplished in one shot, the player sets the ball at the edge of saidhole 1 within one and a halfinches from said hole, and tries for thehole indicated by the numeral 2 and repeats at each hole consecutively.When the player first shooting fails to get his ball into the hole aimedfor, his opponent beginning at the starting point with his own ball,tries for the hole indicated by the numeral 1 following the process ofplay as given above. Y

. forfeits one hole for pool tables so familiar to any Where The game ismade more intricate by reason of the facts that a series of barsindicated in general by the numeral 7, a bunker 8, a disk 9, and woods 9protruding upwardly from the surface of the table a sufficient distanceand suitably all of said objects being placed in such a position that itis necessary to use the cushions 10, which are made of rubber, as on thecustomary billiard tables now in every da use. To reach the holes inmost cases direct shots for said holes and the fact that a player at anytime for a shot, instead of shooting his ball for the desired hole, may,with his ball, knock his opponents ball, to place said opponent at agreater disadvantage for his, the opponents next shot also-the fact thatof the pond indicated by the numeral 11, which the player whose balldrops into it, this is if a player is trying for the hole indicated bythe numeral 4 and secured thereto,

his ball falls into said pond he will on his next shot have to shootfrom the edge of said pond for the hole indicated by the numeral 3. Theplayer who places h1s ball in the hole indicated by the numeral 6,first, is the winner of said game.

- In the second game, that of hazard, only one ball is used as a cueball, the same ball being used by all the players irrespective of thenumber in the game and each player has a ball, known as the playingball. All the playing balls are placed near the center of the table in.a space to be designated and the player beginning the game shoots thecue ball from the rectangular space at the edge of said table, at theballs in the center of the same in an attempt to get his playing ballinto the hole indicated by the numeral 1. If he succeeds in this he thenplaces his playing ball. on the edge of said hole 1, W1thin one andone-half inchesof the .edge of said hole, he then tries with the cueball to shoot his playing ball into the hole indicatedby the numeral 2and so on to each-hole consecutively. A player at any time may drive hisopponents playing ball away from the position it may hold in order togain an advantage for himself or to put his opponent at a disadvantage,and not loose his shot thereby.

When the player first shootin fails to get his playing ball into thehole f or which he is aiming his opponent shoots the cue ball from theposition such cue ball may occupy 'as eft by on said table, as left bythe first player, at his laying ball, wherever it may be located thefirst player, attempting to drive his ball into the hole indicated b thenumeral 1 and to each hole consecutive y, as above-described. f Eitherthe cue ball or a playing bal drolpping into the pond forfeits one holeto t player as previously described in the game of table golf. Theplayer first placing his ball in the hole indicated by the numeralfi isdeclared winner of the .game same as in that of table golf as beforedescribed.

It maybe further stated that the disk 9 is of a diameter equal to thelength of the bars indicated in general b the numeral 7 and the heightof said dis being equal to the height .of the 'side of said table .fromthe playing surface thereof to the top surface of the cushions 10, thisfeature being clearly. illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanyingdrawing.

It may be still further stated that the bars indicated in general by thenumeral 7 as illustrated by the drawing are made of steel,

the cross bars 12 beingiround in cross-section and of any suitableiameter, covered with rubber or any suitable material as indicated bythe numeral 13, whilethe supporting end posts 14 of said cross bars 12are square in cross-section and also of any suitable thickness asclearly illustrated by Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing. These endposts are also provided with a rubber cushion 15 of suitable designwhich is secured to the upper end of each of said posts and envelop thesame on three sides thereof as clearly illustrated by theabove-mentioned views. This cushion 15 is in close proximity to theupper cross bar 12 and in alinement with the cushions 10 of the table Aroper.

It is now thought that the a ove description together with theaccompanying drawing sufficiently sets forth the method to be adoptedfor successfully playing these two games, to enable those familiar withthis art to readily understand the arrangement of objects used inconnection with this table and the neces'ary moves to make in order toplay either of said games to advantage.

It should also be understood, however, in this connection that variousminor changes in the details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of the appended claims, without departing from or sacrificinany of the advantages of this invention. mm the fore oing disclosuretaken in connection with t e accompanying drawing it will be manifestthat I have provided a game table for use in connection with the twogames, namely, table olf and hazard, which will fulfil all of t enecessary re quirements of such a table.

-Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim, and desire toprotect by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a game table, having a cushion surrounding itseriphery in close proximity with the sur ace of said table, a series ofbars mounted u on the surface of said table, a pond forme in the surface of said table, a disk mounted upon the surface of said table, aseries of apertures formed in the surface of said table, a woodsarrarlilied upon the surface of said table and a bu table as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In combination with a table, having an elastic cushion surroundingits periphery in close proximity with the surface of said table, aseries of bars mounted upon the surface of said table and covered withelastic material, a plurality of posts supporting each of said series ofbars, an elastic cushion substantially secured to each 0 said posts, apond formed in the surface of said table, a disk mounted upon thesurface of said table, a series of apertures formed in the surface ofsaid table, a woods arran ed upon the surface of said table and a bun ermounted upon the surface of said table as and for the purpose set forth.

.- RICHARD G. HOOPER.

Witnesses: v

LOWRY, E. J. PoLLocK.

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